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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
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74 Interim and temporary orders
In an application under this Act, VCAT may make any interim orders or temporary orders that it considers necessary.
Part 7—Notifications and protections from liability
Division 1—Notifications to Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
75 Mandatory notification by registered health practitioner
(1) A registered health practitioner (the ***first health practitioner***) must notify the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as soon as practicable after forming a belief on reasonable grounds that another registered health practitioner (the ***second health practitioner***)—
(i) in the course of providing those services to the person, initiating a discussion or attempting to initiate a discussion with that person that is in substance about voluntary assisted dying that is not, or would not be, in accordance with this Act; or
(ii) in substance, suggesting or attempting to suggest voluntary assisted dying to the person that is not, or would not be, in accordance with this Act; or
(b) is offering to provide or attempting to provide access to voluntary assisted dying in a manner that is not, or would not be, in accordance with this Act.
(2) A failure by a first health practitioner to notify the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as required under subsection (1) is to be regarded as unprofessional conduct within the meaning and for the purposes of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.